Close to 11 million children under the age of 5 die in the world every year. Each day 40,000 children under the age of five from preventable causes!

Nearly 100 million children of primary school age are not taking part in any education programs.Over 100 million children throughout the world are forced to work under hazardous and often fatal conditions; many are employed with no pay.*

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News | Articles | Links | Organizations:

- Home Alone - Photography Gives Strength and Comfort to Nicaraguan Children Left Behind. CrozzCom, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Spain, started working in Nicaragua with children from economically poor circumstances who have feelings of loneliness and isolation because they must take on sibling care and domestic responsibilities at home in the absence of parents. CrozzCom started with an initial photography workshop in 2005. 14 girls and 18 boys were given disposable cameras. Source: UNICEF

-Whiz Kids Workshop in Ethiopis is a weekly educational TV show that features Amharic-speaking giraffe puppets.The puppet show aims to address HIV/AIDS and tackle the issue of how to cater to the needs of orphans and vulnerable children through this powerful medium. Source: UNESCO

- 'look at me - Women Artists and Poets Advocate Children's Rights', a collection of art and poetry. Source: Art for Humanity

- Réseau Arts Vivants (RAV) in Niger uses theatre, puppets, song, dance, and other local performing arts to raise awareness about various issues such as democratisation, girls' education, reproductive health, and early marriage. Source: German Development Service (DED Niger) & UNICEF

- Too Young to Wed - A Story of Child Marriage in Their Own Words. A Photo Exhibit. Source: Development Gateway

- Pacific Youth Festival offers young Pacific people an opportunity to have their voices heard. The 6-day festival in Tahiti drew approximately 900 youth leaders (aged 16-30) from 25 countries and territories of the Pacific, who came together to share experiences and promote their concerns. Source: UNESCO

- Talking Tactile Tablet (TTT) Project developed by The Baruch College Computer Center for Visually Impaired People (CCVIP) and Touch Graphics, Inc. runs interactive audio-tactile applications used by visually impaired individuals. This game "permits children who are blind to compete on an equal footing with their sighted contemporaries, thereby working to neutralize feelings of 'otherness'; it also helps to foster good spatial imaging and memory skills and is really fun. Source: Touchgraphics

- Media-Smart Youth is an after-school programme designed to help kids in the United States critically interpret the numerous media messages they receive every day to make thoughtful, healthier choices about food and physical activity. The program draws on information and communication technologies (ICTs) - the internet and video, specifically - as well as printed materials (a poster) to foster personal, face-to-face encounters between adolescents and educators around issues of media literacy and health. Source: NICHD

- Cesiri Tono (All the Rewards of Courage and Hard Work), created by the USA-based Population Media Center, is a radio soap opera aimed at combating child trafficking in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast & Mali. Source: PMC

- Aiming to light at least ONE MILLION CANDLES by December 31, 2006. This petition will then be used to encourage governments, politicians, financial institutions, payment organisations, Internet service providers, technology companies and law enforcement agencies to eradicate the commercial viability of online child abuse. Source: Light A Million Candles

- Ikhwezi Youth Theatre Development - South Africa edutainment project aims to raise awareness of social
challenges through drama and educational workshops designed for African children and youth in the Western Cape... Source: Commuication Initiative

- Darfur's children find healing in art: Tens of thousands of children who have suffered or witnessed violence are now living in camps, where they are provided with shelter, food and even an education. But the psychosocial impact of their traumatic experiences remains. UNICEF is working with non-governmental organizations, the African Union, and United Nations partners to help Darfur's children recover. Source: UNICEF

- He Ha Ho in Ghana is a communication campaign, centred around a radio drama, whcih targets to improve home-based care (HBC) for childhood illnesses and malaria. Source: JHU/CCP

- The Rough Guide To African Music For Children features some of the best-known artists from across the continent, with tracks chosen by children, for children. With the help of the music charity Music For Change, World Music Network contacted more than a thousand children, who selected their favourite African music tracks. Source:World Music

- Campaign for Education - Girl Power: The Impact of Girls' Education on HIV and Sexual Behaviour. Source: ActionAID International

- Generation 1995 Theatre Project in the UK introduces elementary school children, through an Artist in Residence programme, to puppetry as a means of communication to explore intergenerational issues. Small World Theatre

- En el mundo a cada rato (Every second in the world) is a series of short films based on real-life stories of children living in India, Peru, Argentina, Senegal and Equatorial Guinea... Source: Tus Ojos S.L.

- Cartoons for Children's Rights is a UNICEF broadcast initiative that aims to inform people around the world about child rights using the medium of animation. Source: Development Gateway

- Outside the Dream was started by photojournalist Stephen Shames because — while photographing AIDS orphans and street kids in Asia and Africa —Steve ran into children who desperately wanted to go to school but couldn’t because they lacked school fees. Source: LEAD Uganda

- A coproduction of Sesame Street in China (titled Zhima Jie) targets preschool children (ages 3 to 6), uses engaging live action, animation, and colourful characters to teach basic skills, such as literacy, numeracy, and an appreciation of the arts. Source: Sesame Workshop

- Representations of Children in Contemporary Visual Culture: The Boston University Art Gallery presents the exhibit Offspring Representations of Children in Contemporary Visual Culture through October 8, 2006. Offspring takes a particular look at representations of children in contemporary visual art and culture, and features works by an impressive and diverse group of nine artists working in painting, photography, and film. Offspring seeks to sort out our real and imagined perceptions of children in the early twenty first century. Source: ArtDaily

- 'ph15: photographs by kids of the hidden city'. This book contains 80 pages of photographs taken by the students of the foundation in Argentina, in full colour and a brief summary of the ph15´s activities during the last 5 years. On the day of the launch, there will be a projection show of the images produced by the children. Source: email by ph15

- Nick 2015 Initiative is the communication campaign aimed at raising awareness to end poverty and at getting children and young people involved in the realisation of the MDGs. Source: Nickelodeon

- Mobile Mini Circus for Children in Afghanistan to provide psycho-social support to children in difficult circumstances.Source: MMCC

- 8th Olympia International Film Festival for Children & Young People in Greece to offer children from various countries the opportunity to meet each other in Greece for cultural and educational purposes. Source:Olympia International Film Festival

- SCREAM - Supporting Children's Rights Through Education, the Arts and the Media. Source: ILO

- Kids With Camera (Gallery)

- International Children Art Foundation (ICAF) is one of the world's premier organizations for children. ICAF publishes ChildArt quarterly magazine, research articles for journals and books on children's art and creativity. You may find further information about ICAF and the process for purchasing childart at www.icaf.org.

- The Quincy Jones Foundation has recently led a coalition to bring attention to Southeast Asia's desperate need for heath care, in collaboration with UNICEF.Source: MP3

- Maya Ajmera - "is the creator and spokesperson for Children from Australia to Zimbabwe: A Photographic Journey Around the World (Charlesbridge, 1997) and co-author of the global education guide, Raising Children to Become Caring Contributors to the World. Maya Ajmera's books are published in partnership with SHAKTI for Children, and a portion of the proceeds from the sales of her books go to support community-based educational projects for children around the world. Shakti for Children is a publishing venture of the Global Fund for Children and Charlesbridge Publishing. The award winning books give children insight into cultural, social, and environmental diversity, and help young people grow into productive, caring members of our global society. For more information about Global Fund for Children click here. To purchase books please go to www.shakti.org.

- TV SHOW: "Generation Next: Speak Up Be Heard," is a series of reports on today's 16-to-25 year olds, with a special TV show, Talk to Power, where the youth discuss what makes them different from earlier generations. Source: PBS

- Girl Child Art Foundation , Nigeria (GCAF)

- The BookBox is an initiative of Kotharis’ Planet Read campaign and has already created animated books (AniBooks) in over 20 languages.

- Keeping Films for Children and Youth in Focus in Nairobi, Kenya: Lola Kenya Screen

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* Source: Statistics from UNICEF 's State of the World's Children 1989 & 1990 report PLAN International at http://www.rehydrate.org/facts/ten_facts.htm